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mrmopar
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This will mean nothing to most members here, but anyone who shopped at the U Trading Cards store in Seattle might appreciate this.
When I was going to the University of Washington, I almost always had time to kill. I commuted across the Sound so I would stay on or near campus until all my classes were done, then I would head home.
A favorite time killer between classes was to walk over to U Trading Cards, a retail card shop in the University District. It was located on the corner of 50th & Roosevelt. I spent many hours there and even bumped into a couple pro athletes while I was hanging out, both one time Seattle players John Tresvant (Sonics) and Lenny Randle (Mariners).
I don’t recall when the shop closed, but I thought it had closed up on pretty short notice and now been gone a pretty long while. I heard the owner (Mike Livingston) had possibly done some foreign traveling initially, but not sure and I have not heard what ever became of him. Someone I spoke with who knew him though he heard he had passed away, but that was not confirmed.
I hope he is still around and doing well. I always enjoyed that shop and is one of my all time favorites. I also have to wonder whatever became of all the stock he had when he closed up.
Anyway, drove by today and this is the old spot. Tea anyone? By the way, Ted’s was there when Mike was still around and I think there was a small cafe or market in between. Don’t recall now.
When I was going to the University of Washington, I almost always had time to kill. I commuted across the Sound so I would stay on or near campus until all my classes were done, then I would head home.
A favorite time killer between classes was to walk over to U Trading Cards, a retail card shop in the University District. It was located on the corner of 50th & Roosevelt. I spent many hours there and even bumped into a couple pro athletes while I was hanging out, both one time Seattle players John Tresvant (Sonics) and Lenny Randle (Mariners).
I don’t recall when the shop closed, but I thought it had closed up on pretty short notice and now been gone a pretty long while. I heard the owner (Mike Livingston) had possibly done some foreign traveling initially, but not sure and I have not heard what ever became of him. Someone I spoke with who knew him though he heard he had passed away, but that was not confirmed.
I hope he is still around and doing well. I always enjoyed that shop and is one of my all time favorites. I also have to wonder whatever became of all the stock he had when he closed up.
Anyway, drove by today and this is the old spot. Tea anyone? By the way, Ted’s was there when Mike was still around and I think there was a small cafe or market in between. Don’t recall now.
